i am in l.a. for the next month. i am hoping that some of you can recommend a shop where i can demo equipment. i come from a small town in alabama so there's not much to choose from. with a lot of research i've ended up with a pretty synergistic system, but i'd like to hear some of the more unique gear such as vtl, etc. i won't ever get that chance back home so...let me know who's good to deal with out here. thanks, brad hilliker 2out2sea@msn.comvandersteen 2ciaudible illusions 2d b&k ex442 parasound pd1500parasound p1000 dacmapleshade digital i/chomegrown audio super silver i/ctributaries silver speaker

One of the best rooms that I've heard that's been set up specifically for sound quality is at Precision A/V in Moorpark, a little north of L.A. It's a large room with some excellent audio. There is a lot of good to great equipment out there, but sadly not too many rooms configured to let the equipment really show its stuff. This is certainly one of the best that I've found.Enjoy.

Suffice it to say that Dave and Jerry at Systems Design Group make the experience wonderful. They are patient and almost anti-sales. Dave even came by my place to make sure they sounded right. Since then, I've bought more equipment from them, including a Rotel head unit and CD player. If I can, I'll buy more stuff from them as holiday presents.

Elliot is terrific to talk to and extremely knowledgeable about all things audio related. By appointment only, though.

Here's a mini review of his HE 2006 room. I spent quite a while in there and it was everything and more than this review states. Absolutely incredible. Of course, for >$125k, it should be. Also, Elliot has great taste in music.